Mantling

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When I checked on Aldo to see if he was enjoying his meal, he hunched over and drooped his wings so I couldn't see the mouse clutched in his talons. This behavior, called mantling, is common in hungry raptors trying to hide their food from predators that might want to steal it. Aldo didn't realize that I was looking forward to my peanut butter sandwich for lunch and had no interest in snagging his mouse. 


Once I stepped away, I could see his shadow proving that he went back to his meal: 



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